The 2017 U-20 AFCON winner put in a 74-minute shift in Djurgadens 2-0 win over Sirius over the weekend before being withdrawn for 28-year-old Swedish attacker Nicklas Bärkroth.
The Mphande Youth Academy product has made Coach Kim Bergstrand’s 19 member matchday squad for the home clash against Örebro.
Chilufya is expected to start again in attack alongside 28-year-old Swedish midfielder Jonathan Ring who will be deployed on the left wing with Kosovo born Albanian attacker Astrit Ajdarević partnering Emir Kujović upfront.
Coach Bergstrand wants his side to be significantly more aggressive and explosive than they were away in Uppsala against Sirius.
The Djurgadens gaffer in an interview with the club’s official website also talked about the danger that Zambian born Swedish forward Jack Lahne posses on the wing.
“They have a change of pace when they attack and great speed on their wings in the form of Jack Lahne and Jake Larsson.”
SWEDEN 🇸🇪
Zambian boys Edward Chilufya and Jack Kalichi Lahne come toe to toe today when Djurgarden take on Orebro in an Allsvenskan encounter. May the best team win 🙏 pic.twitter.com/LbolRVE4jK— ChipolopoloDieHards (@chipolopolodh) June 17, 2020
Emmanuel Banda is not part of the matchday squad and will have to continue with his patience to make his long-awaited Swedish Allsvenskan debut.
The visitors are coming from a 1-0 loss at the hands of AIK and will be looking to get a good result at the 33 000 capacity Tele2 Arena in Stockholm which will be empty as fans are not yet allowed in the stadium.
Äntligen matchdag igen! pic.twitter.com/ZeFvzOBQvr
— Djurgården Fotboll (@DIF_Fotboll) June 17, 2020
